Rylee Foster

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Rylee Foster
Foster in 2026
Personal information
Full name Rylee Ann Foster-Inman
Birth name Rylee Ann Foster
Date of birth (1998-08-13) August 13, 1998
Place of birth Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Halifax Tides FC
Number 1
Youth career
Cambridge United
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 West Virginia Mountaineers 84 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Liverpool 5 (0)
2023–2024 Wellington Phoenix 19 (0)
2024–2025 Everton 0 (0)
2025 Durham 9 (0)
2025 Dallas Trinity 12 (0)
2026– Halifax Tides FC 0 (0)
International career‡
2013–2014 Canada U17 7 (0)
2014–2018 Canada U20 9 (0)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Canada
CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship
Runner-up2015 Honduras
CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship
Runner-up2013 Jamaica
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:29, December 21, 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of April 27, 2021

Rylee Ann Foster-Inman (née Foster; born August 13, 1998) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Northern Super League club Halifax Tides FC. She has represented Canada at the under-17 and under-20 levels. In 2021, she was called up to the senior national team.

Early life

Kitchener-born, and raised in Cambridge, Ontario, Foster attended Stewart Avenue Public School, where she first excelled in sports from a young age, then Glenview Park Secondary School where she ran track and earned Junior Track Athlete of the Year honors.[1][2]

Foster was a Liverpool supporter as a youth. Her grandparents were born in South Liverpool in Wavertree.[3]

College career

Foster attended West Virginia University from 2016–2019 where she played for the West Virginia Mountaineers with fellow Canadian internationals Kadeisha Buchanan and Ashley Lawrence.[4] She made 84 appearances for the Mountaineers and had 39 clean sheets (the second highest record in the school's history)[5]

Club career

Foster signed with Liverpool in January 2020 right before the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] She made her debut in a 3–1 win over Manchester United in October 2020 during the Continental Cup. She made her FA Women's Super League debut in a 1–1 draw with Blackburn Rovers Ladies in March 2021.[3] The same month, she signed a long-term contract with Liverpool in March 2021.[3] She was named Player of the Month for April after keeping two clean sheets, including saving Katie Wilkinson’s and Courtney Sweetman-Kirk’s penalties in a 1–0 away win at Sheffield United.

In September 2023, almost two years after the car crash that halted her career, Foster joined New Zealand A-League Women club Wellington Phoenix to compete for the first-choice goalkeeper spot with Brianna Edwards.[6] In July 2024, she left the club together with Edwards.[7]

In September 2024, Foster would sign a short term contract with FA WSL club Everton.[8]

In January 2025, Foster signed with Women's Championship side Durham.[9] On 26 June 2025, having kept 3 clean sheets in 10 appearances overall for Durham, it was announced that she was departing the club upon the expiry of her contract.[10]

American club Dallas Trinity FC signed Foster ahead of the 2025–26 USL Super League season.[11] On August 23, 2025, Foster made her Dallas debut in the club's season-opening victory over Spokane Zephyr FC.[12]

In January 2026, Foster joined Northern Super League side Halifax Tides FC.[13]

International career

Foster has represented Canada on the Canada U17 and Canada U20 teams. In 2021, she was called up to the senior national team.

In 2013, she earned Golden Glove honors at the 2013 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship after helping Canada finish in second place.[14][15][16] She competed in two games at the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica where Canada reached the quarterfinals but were eliminated by Venezuela 3–2.[14][17] In January 2021, she was called up to training camp for the senior national team ahead of the 2021 SheBelieves Cup in the United States.[18] She was one of three goalkeepers called up for the tournament in March 2021.[19]

Personal life

Foster has a tattoo of Liverpool's anthem, "You'll Never Walk Alone," on the inside of her arm which she got after her grandmother died in 2013.[4]

In October 2021, Foster was involved in a serious car crash suffering life-threatening injuries including breaking her neck. She is hoping to make a full recovery, after having to wear a neck halo device for many months.[20]

Honours

Individual

References

  1. "Rylee Foster". West Virginia Mountaineers. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  2. "Rylee Foster". Canada Soccer Profile. January 28, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  3. "Canadian goalkeeper Rylee Foster signs new contract with Liverpool women". Sportsnet. March 30, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  4. Davidson, Neil (February 15, 2021). "Canadian goalkeeper Rylee Foster enjoying life at Liverpool". CBC. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  5. Molinaro, John (February 5, 2021). "Plenty of new blood for CanWNT as latest camp set to kick off". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  6. "Foster rises again with the Phoenix". Wellington Phoenix. September 19, 2023.
  7. "Goalkeepers depart the Nix". Wellington Phoenix. July 10, 2024.
  8. "Everton sign goalkeeper Foster". Everton FC. September 20, 2024.
  9. "Durham Women sign Canadian goalkeeper Rylee Foster". Durham WFC. January 21, 2025.
  10. "Durham Women – 2024/25 Player Departures". Durham Women FC. June 26, 2025. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  11. "Dallas Trinity free agency, roster tracker: Here's a look at the 2025-26 team". wfaa.com. July 9, 2025. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  12. "Dallas Trinity FC Comes up Victorious in Season Opener, Takes Down Spokane Zephyr FC 2-1". Dallas Trinity FC. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
  13. "Former Liverpool FC and national team goalkeeper Rylee Foster signs with Halifax Tides FC". Halifax Tides FC. January 27, 2026. Retrieved January 28, 2026.
  14. "CU20W Preview: Day One". CONCACAF. February 9, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  15. "Rylee Foster named to U-17 World Cup team". Toronto.com. March 4, 2014. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  16. Bryson, Mark (July 18, 2014). "Cambridge teen on another World Cup journey". The Record Reporter. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  17. "Canada ousted from Women's U-17 World Cup". Sportsnet. March 27, 2014. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  18. Bryson, Mark (January 21, 2021). "Canada Soccer invites Cambridge goalkeeper Rylee Foster to senior camp". The Record Reporter. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  19. Pare, Mark (March 30, 2021). "Cambridge's Rylee Foster inks long-term deal with Liverpool". Kitchenertoday.com. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  20. "Liverpool's Foster on 'miracle' return from accident". BBC Sport. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  21. "Rylee Foster". Canada Soccer. January 28, 2020. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  22. "Rylee Foster's remarkable return to football just keeps getting better 💛". A-Leagues Facebook. December 5, 2023.
  23. "Wellington pair pick up Coach and Player of the month awards for December after fan vote". A-Leagues. January 23, 2024.